There will be no fall sitting of the legislature in the Pacific coast province of British Columbia, the province’s Finance Minister Mike de Jong announced on Tuesday (September 10). “The duties of MLAs, of elected officials, do not begin and… »
Wojtek Gwiazda
Wojtek Gwiazda is a veteran award-winning broadcast and print journalist. As one of RCI’s senior host-producers he focused mainly on news and current affairs programming. He has hosted a variety of programmes, including MASALA CANADA, the Indo-Canadian Report, Canada in the World, North Country, and The Music Shop (a Canadian rock music show). Before joining RCI, he worked extensively for Canada’s national public broadcaster CBC radio, as well as for publications such as The Montreal Gazette, Cinema Canada Magazine, and Canadian Business Magazine. He produced a program on the history of Quebec song for Canada’s national French radio service Radio-Canada, and was an on-air music columnist at the service. He retired from RCI in July, 2015 and can be reached at wojtekgwiazdamtl@gmail.com or on Twitter at @WojtekGwiazda
What should happen to the Sam the Record Man sign?
What should happen to an iconic Toronto symbol, the Sam the Record Man sign, is still not decided. The Sam the Record Man store on Toronto’s Yonge Street became a mecca for millions of Toronto music fans. At the centre… »
Family wants new laws, after tired intern died on highway
The sudden death of a 22-year-old practicum student, who crashed while driving home after being made to work long hours, has his loved ones calling for laws to protect unpaid interns from exploitation, reports CBC News. “He was taken advantage… »
New book ‘From Demonized to Organized’ makes case for unions
After years of involvement in student politics, activist, writer and musician Nora Loreto felt the role of unions in Canada was misunderstood, particularly by young people, so she wrote a book about it called “From Demonized to Organized – Building… »
Government and opposition MPs commit towards work on spending transparency
Some Canadian Members of Parliament of a Commons committee met Sunday and publicly pledged to continue committee work on spending transparency by parliamentarians once the House of Commons returns. Prime Minister Stephen Harper had announced last month he wanted to… »
Montreal’s ‘Mois de la photo’ biennale focuses on photography itself
Like biennales in other visual arts, Montreal’s ‘Mois de la photo’ has a curatorial approach. In this case the focus is on photography itself, and allows a curator the chance to explore through such themes such as this year’s “DRONE:… »
Economy, International, Politics
APEC ministers’ first meeting on empowering women in small business
Ministers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) organisation concluded their first meeting on empowering women in small and medium enterprises by pointing out the importance of women to the world’s economy. “We recognized that women SMEs are of importance to our… »
Economy, International, Politics
Politics Today – September 8, 2013
On this edition of Politics Today RCI’s Wojtek Gwiazda focuses on Canada’s participation at the G20 Economic Summit in Russia. Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper said he was hopeful about the future of the global economy, but continued to raise… »
Economy, International, Politics
Canada’s PM Stephen Harper – G20, global economy, Syria
The G20 Summit in Russia may have had the goal of dealing with economic issues, but the issue of Syria dominated many discussions. In a press conference at the end of the summit, Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper focused on… »
Vancouver Fringe Festival: Theatre for everyone
Like fringe festivals around the world, the Vancouver Fringe Festival gives people a chance to see all kinds of theatre. This year’s edition features 600 performances by 89 artists over 11 days from September 5th to 15th, 2013. Started in 1985,… »
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